State Ex Rel. Vandal v. Adams

Browning, President:

Petitioner, a prisoner in the West Virginia State Penitentiary, invoked the original jurisdiction of this Court by filing herein his petition asking for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum. The petitioner alleged that his “imprisonment, detention, confinement and restraint in the Penitentiary of the State of West Virginia is illegal, unreasonable, unconstitutional and void; * * On July 5, 1960, the writ was granted, returnable July 12, 1960. Counsel was appointed for the petitioner and on the return day the Attorney General, appearing for the respondent, produced the…